Subject Matter Experts

Each year, we reach out to members of this group to gauge their interest and availability in serving as paid consultants on team-based projects. These projects focus on supporting collaborative teams by contributing to grant proposal sections such as budgets, compliance, broader impacts, assessment, etc. 

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Director of Education & Outreach Program
Katherine's website

Katherine Bode-Lang

Evaluation & Assessment Consultant
Castronovo Educational Assessments and Evaluations

Fadi Castronovo

Director of Research Administration
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Dickinson

Katie Gomez Freeman

Associate Director of Project Management
OSVPR, Penn State University

Crystal Hubler-Butterbaugh

Director of Research Analytics
OSVPR, Penn State University

Michelle Hutnik

Co-Principal Investigator and University Executive Director of Grants & Sponsored Projects
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Carolynn Julien

Emily Martell

Contracting Officer
OSVPR, Penn State University

Mary McMonagle

Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Penn State University

Zoubeida Ounaies

Nikki Lynn Page

Research Data Management Librarian
Penn State University Libraries

Alaina Pearce

Assistant Professor of Computer Science, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology
Penn State University - Harrisburg

Sayed Mohsin Reza

Executive Director of Research Integrity, Security, and Compliance
Kean University

Nathan Rigel

Associate Director of Pre-Award Research Administration
Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO), Penn State University

Diane Rudy

Michelle Smith

Jialing Wang

Director of Research Data Stewardship
Penn State University Libraries

Briana Ezray Wham

How to Join as Subject Matter Expert

Join our interest group to be notified about upcoming opportunities as a paid consultant on our team-based projects. We welcome your knowledge and expertise. 

What You'll Do

  • Provide consulting, mentorship, training, and overall guidance to RAs, faculty, and students from under-resourced universities

  • Provide paid consulting services on team-based projects

  • Review and discuss portions of the proposal

  • Offer feedback and suggestions based on your experience

  • Contribute practical examples and templates

Benefits

  • Your expert contribution to projects will be acknowledged on the STAIR website and all pertinent STAIR communications

  • You will qualify for support to attend and receive STAIR annual recognition awards. The in-person awards program acknowledges RAs who have contributed most to STAIR (team-based consulting, curriculum input, evaluation, mentorship, etc).

  • You will be eligible to apply for the travel awards offered by STAIR to attend professional conferences (conference registration and attendance).

We look forward to your potential involvement in advancing impactful collaborative projects.

Sign Up Here and we will reach out to you about the next steps.

Adding your information to this list does not guarantee selection or commit you to any work. However, it allows us to consider you for opportunities as they arise. We estimate forming 5-6 teams per year, typically requiring 4-5 subject matter experts per team.